Several US military bases in European countries, including Germany and Italy, were placed on heightened alert over the weekend.
Bases such as the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Germany, the U.S. Army Base Rheinland-Pfalz, and the U.S. Army Air Base Ramstein, Germany, placed According to Charlie’s threat level, Stars and Stripes.
This comes after the Stuttgart-based US European Command (EUCOM) raised the threat level for “Charlie.”
Other U.S. military bases, including the U.S. Army Garrison Base Rheinland-Pfalz in Baumholder, Germany, other U.S. military bases in Romania and Bulgaria, and Aviano Air Base in Italy, have also raised their threat level to “Charlie.”
The media pointed out that another German base, Spangdahlem Air Base, has instructed its soldiers not to wear their uniforms even when off base or commuting to work.
U.S. Army WebsiteCharlie is one of five security levels in Forced Protective Conditions (FPCON).
According to the Army’s website, the lowest threat level is “normal,” followed by the “alpha” threat level, which applies when there is “an elevated general threat of possible terrorist activity against personnel or facilities.”
Bravo is the third threat level and is “applied when the threat of terrorist activity is increased or more foreseeable.”
The next highest threat level after Bravo is Charlie, which “applies when an incident occurs or information is received” indicating “any form of terrorist act or possible attack on personnel or facilities.”
According to the Army’s website, the highest “Delta” threat level is applied “to the immediate area where a terrorist attack has occurred, or when information is received indicating an imminent terrorist act against a specific location or person.”
According to the media, EUCOM said in a statement that it “continues to review” factors that could affect “the security of U.S. military communities overseas.”
U.S. officials stated According to CNN, the current threat level is not seen “for at least a decade.”
